KB163155 - WD97: No Shortcut Menu in Find and Replace Dialog Box

Article ID: 163155

Article Last Modified on 8/13/2007

Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q163155

SYMPTOMS

A shortcut menu does not appear when you right-click over the Find What or Replace With boxes in the Find and Replace dialog box. This functionality is different from previous versions of Word.

CAUSE

This is a design change in Word 97.

Microsoft welcomes suggestions or comments about changes in functionality and product design. You are invited to submit suggestions by filling out the form at the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, position the insertion point in the Find What or Replace With boxes and then use one of the shortcut keys listed in the following table:

   Command        Shortcut Key
   -------        ------------

   Undo           <CTRL>+Z
   Cut            <CTRL>+X
   Copy           <CTRL>+C
   Paste          <CTRL>+V
   Delete         <DELETE> or <BACKSPACE>
   Select All     <CTRL>+A

For additional information on shortcut keys in Word 97, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

157935 Keyboard Shortcuts for Word 97

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